Bio.
Born on May 31, 1819
1 of 9 children
Lived in Brooklyn and Long Island
Self-taught
Teacher at age 17; later, became a journalist
Died on March 26, 1892, he designed his tomb
Financial problems; helped support his widowed mother
"Democratic" poet, he is often credited as the Father of American Free Verse
Historical Events
One of the first generations born in America
Lincoln's slavery movement
Watched the civil war
Joinded the troops
Style
Free verse
Uses repetition
Society based (common man)
Anaphora
Catalog
Likes to use first person
Imagery
Poems
Among the Multitude
Beat Beat Drums
Facing West from California Shores
From Pent-up Aching Rivers
I Saw Lousianna a Live Oak Growing
A Noiseless Patient Spider
O Captain My Captain
O Hymen at Hymenee
On the Beach at Night Alone
In the Beach at Night
Patroling Barnegat
To a Stranger
Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night
When I Heard the Learned Astronomer
The World Below the Brine
Additional Info.
The second son
Loved to read
Founded a weekly newspaper, the Long-Islander
Published 12 untitled poems in 1855 in Leaves of Grass
He wrote a second addition in 1856 with 33 poems (He continued through out his career with many more additions)
During the Civil War, he worked in hospitals
Struggled with money problems
Had a stroke in the 1870's
Walt Whitman and his poetry
Bio.
Born on May 31, 1819
1 of 9 children
Lived in Brooklyn and Long Island
Self-taught
Teacher at age 17; later, became a journalist
Died on March 26, 1892, he designed his tomb
Financial problems; helped support his widowed mother
"Democratic" poet, he is often credited as the Father of American Free Verse
Historical Events
One of the first generations born in America
Lincoln's slavery movement
Watched the civil war
Joinded the troops
Style
Free verse
Uses repetition
Society based (common man)
Anaphora
Catalog
Likes to use first person
Imagery
Poems
Among the Multitude
Beat Beat Drums
Facing West from California Shores
From Pent-up Aching Rivers
I Saw Lousianna a Live Oak Growing
A Noiseless Patient Spider
O Captain My Captain
O Hymen at Hymenee
On the Beach at Night Alone
In the Beach at Night
Patroling Barnegat
To a Stranger
Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night
When I Heard the Learned Astronomer
The World Below the Brine
Additional Info.
The second son
Loved to read
Founded a weekly newspaper, the Long-Islander
Published 12 untitled poems in 1855 in Leaves of Grass
He wrote a second addition in 1856 with 33 poems (He continued through out his career with many more additions)
During the Civil War, he worked in hospitals
Struggled with money problems
Had a stroke in the 1870's